CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 250

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fact of partich parents in Kowloon & Houghong to

British

sending

their children to the Victous follegan

owing to the number

of

Chinese educator there

Mr Lockhart also tells me

that he thinks the recent

increase

f

territory will indennelly

bind to

the proposed expenditure always posted

243

the your is satisfied that the necessary

provisim caw

be

Mada

the

Estimates

increase of population the British population in and

about howroom & wile theufre make the School the

more necessary.

I should thich it ce

conlikely thist

the

Private Secretaries know of any specially

suitable couple for ceffit as

marter

The O.X.G's proposal seems

a semulla one

as it

only

involves the leasing of a house, the engagement.

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married coupie fr 3 years & a

servants etc. Therefore if at the

few nunor expenses

ind

of three year

4

the school proves failure there will have been

no waste of Caprire & it can be closed without ado_

We have not yet got the colound Estimates for

18991

but

Ad

this scheme

the total expenditure involved i

is sly $3888 per annume

only

(of which

it is hoped #1800 will be covered by fas) I

& mistress at the School - Therefore, if

we might affly

they agree

to it

to

the Church of Scotland Training Coll,

as

Cou

the governor suggest athing if they

recommend for Mur Chamberlains approval

married couple for affic

in the terms

specified in the cucloned paper of particules

[There

is

it

reference in these papers to an English

traching School at Jacemati vauclined If the 8 of S.

think

we might betgraphe

Af

requested cepproving

I cannot trace

when

sauctive

140

at in the

tha

was green. There 75 or '96 Estimates 24/10

7.6.M

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